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Monday, December 07, 2009

The Thankful Challenge - The Run

(Images courtesy: prosportphotos.com)

What a fantastic run it turned out to be on Saturday. Eight miles of pure adrenaline rush. It was far from the flat course that I'd been training on. It was a terrain full of steep ups and slippery downs. There were interminable lengths where we were wading through waist-deep slush (think yellow coloured thick milkshake). There were stretches where the surface was so sticky that the shoes would get stuck at every step. It was like stomping through chewing gum. And then there were these massive puddles of knee-deep freezing cold water. The legs would burn and just as you'd managed to shake the water, you'd be plunged into an another one. It was massive fun.

It was the most alive I've felt in a long time. It was like a stinging slap to wake you up to the joys of life. I smiled and laughed through much of it. And it'd do it all again.

p.s. The photos don't quite convey the madness of it. My timing was far from what I'd hoped for. I completed the course in 1 hour 47 minutes.

Truly jealousy provoking blog and photos! :) Sounds like a lot of fun ... I read that early morning at 4:30am (morning feed time!) and went to sleep and had an elaborate dream of me running in all kinds of places!!! :))) ...Wish I were there!